Poor Memphis

Even when Jose Mourinho rotated his squad, Memphis Depay still couldn’t get a game. Instead, his return to Holland, where he finished as Eredivisie’s top goalscorer two seasons ago, started on the bench.

It’s not that he hasn’t been in the Manchester United team under Mourinho. He hasn’t even made the squads. When United made the trip to Hull before the international break, he didn’t even travel.

At 22 years old, he wants regular football. But it looks a long way back.

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It’s a strong squad

Jose Mourinho made eight changes to the team that lost to City on Saturday. But he was still able to field a strong XI.

David de Gea and Paul Pogba were surprise inclusions. Still, five players were making their first starts of the season.

It is a competition that Mourinho has admitted does not really interest him. But the team he picked to play Feyenoord was stronger than the one chosen by Louis van Gaal when United needed to win in Wolfsburg to get out of their Champions League group last season.

By making four key additions, and keeping the rest of his squad together, Mourinho has built a very strong group very quickly.

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Rojo and Darmian may have to wait for another chance

Matteo Darmian, Chris Smalling, Morgan Schneiderlin, Marcus Rashford and Marcos Rojo all made their first starts of the season against Feyenoord.

Rojo and Darmian may have to wait before they get another. They haven’t had any match practice and they were bound to be rusty. But they did little to suggest they are viable alternatives to Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia.